QDMA Offers Student Scholarships to Attend Deer Steward Courses
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) will award deserving students with scholarships to attend a Deer Steward course in 2014. Read more
MI DNR Fisheries Division’s annual report now available
A report highlighting the various activities of the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Fisheries Division during Fiscal Year 2013 has been produced and is now available online at www.michigan.gov/fishing. Read more
Sightmark® Debuts Military Inspired Multi-Functional Laser and Flashlight
(MANSFIELD, TEXAS) – Inspired by military designs, the Sightmark® LoPro Combo delivers optimal precision accuracy and versatility. This multi-functional laser and flashlight device can be mounted on a picatinny or weaver rail of an AR-15, either in front of a riflescope without interference with field-of-view, or on the side of the quad rail. Its 220 lumen LED flashlight can be used for clearing a room or quickly spotting targets in pitch black darkness, and the laser is offset for clearing front sight post. Read more
RedHead® Turkey Lounger is easy to carry and comfortable to sit in
Because wild turkeys will come when they darn well please, RedHead has introduced a folding turkey seat to make the wait more comfortable. And to help turkey hunters get to that big longbeard, the RedHead® turkey lounger is lightweight and easy to tote. Read more
HSUS Gets Testy in Palm Beach
This from www.HumaneWatch.org…
The Humane Society of the United States held a fundraising benefit last Thursday at the fancy Club Colette in posh Palm Beach. We had been educating residents, via a mailing and a TV ad, that HSUS gives only 1% of its budget to pet shelters, that it gets a “C-minus” grade from the independent watchdog CharityWatch, and that it is in federal court facing a racketeering lawsuit.
We decided it would be best to show up in person to the event, too. Read more
Police Response Time
Police Response Time
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No matter what some people would say, being a victim isn’t noble or morally superior to being a capable survivor. Predators who select victims based on the expected inability to resist, often desist when even a small number of the expected easy marks give them trouble. For example, where even a few women are known to be armed, all women benefit from the reduction in attempted rapes and other violent crimes. That no external differences indicate which person is defenseless and which isn’t makes all of us safer. When a threat to your safety comes from a hostile human, it is unrealistic to expect that an assault would be postponed long enough to let you call for help … www.a-human-right.com |
Percent distribution of incidents where police came to the victim, by police response time and type of crime. source: U.S. Dept of Justice, 2008. (most recent data available)
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Response Time
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Within 5 min
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6-10 min
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11 min to 1 hour
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Within 1 day
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Longer than 1 day
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Length of time unknown
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Not ascertained
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Violent Crime *
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28.3%
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30.3%
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33.5%
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2.5%
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0.4%
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5.0%
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0.0%
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Robbery
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32.3%
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38.8%
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28.3%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.6%
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0.0%
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Aggravated assault
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20.9%
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32.6%
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36.4%
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4.8%
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0.0%
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5.4%
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0.0%
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Simple assault
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31.4%
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28.0%
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31.8%
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2.4%
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0.1%
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6.2%
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0.0%
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Property crimes
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12.8%
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20.2%
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47.8%
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12.6%
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1.9%
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4.7%
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0.0%
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Household burglary
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13.6%
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21.8%
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46.9%
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12.6%
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1.9%
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3.3%
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0.0%
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Motor vehicle theft
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12.5%
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22.2%
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49.1%
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11.5%
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1.3%
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3.3%
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0.0%
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Theft
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12.5%
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18.9%
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48.0%
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12.7%
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2.0%
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5.9%
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0.1%
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* Includes data on rape and sexual assault.
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President to Press his Anti-Gun Agenda “With or Without Congress”
This from the NRA…
Last year, in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn., Barack Obama gave a State of the Union performance that was filled with theatrical pandering. Seeking to capitalize on that tragedy by exploiting the understandably intense emotions that followed in its wake, the President reiterated his support for increased background checks and bans on common semi-automatic firearms and their magazines, which he referred to as “weapons of war and massive ammunition magazines.”
As usual, Obama’s remarks were short on evidence to support the efficacy of his proposals. That’s because evidence was (and still is) sorely lacking–and experts at Obama’s own Justice Department acknowledged that fact, even if the President will not. Read more
Arizona-New Mexico Mexican Wolf Population Grows in 2013
GW: If only an animal-rights activist would ever agree on the definition of recovery…
PHOENIX — During its annual year-end population survey, the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team (IFT) counted a minimum of 83 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico at the end of 2013. This number demonstrates a 10 percent increase in the known population of Mexican wolves in the wild compared to the 2012 minimum population count of 75 wolves. Read more
Sig Sauer Offers Buy One Get One Free 1911 Promotion
The Purchase one of six featured SIG SAUER® 1911 models (see selections below) and receive a FREE 1911-22* Read more